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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "JANTYLOR" <jantylor22@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:33:17 +0200
Subject: investment in your country

>From Mrs. janet r tylor


Dear

I wish to extend my greeting to you and your entire family.
Moreover,after my strong prayers and fasting,God
reveals to me that you are stright forward, Honest and GOD's fearing person.This is the reason I never waste time to propose you this tansaction
for our mutual benefits.Infast, you will never regret it provided you give me your possible best cooperate hand,believe me.
I am Mrs j r tylor, one among of Mr Charles Taylor, the president of Liberiain west Africa.During the problem of political crisis in my country and not only that as it was brocasted by(BBC) that my husband was
call up in the creaminal high court in the
Republic of SIERRA LEONE. Therefore I am seeking for your urgent assistance for the transfer of this funds amountten to be (3,775,000m)US dollas which was deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.
I want it to be transfered to your private or business acount of which I feel that it will be secure for me and you for investments in your country.Please keep it secrit for security reason
and for my safty.Moreover,I wish to assure you that this
transaction would be concluded within one week depence of your intrest to assist me
out.I believe this transaction will be handled
in strict confidence by you.
Please, kindly hassten up the arrangement as soon as possible.
I wait for your urgent response and reach me on my pravate mail..jantylot at yahoo dot com
Thanks,
Best regards,
MRS JANET TYLOR

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